It was just a few days ago when Write on Track’s 5th Anniversary of Juan Earth was held in Bonifacio Global City. It was a whole day event of music, learning’s, and discovery of different ways on conserving and helping the environment. It was an event one shouldn’t missed specially if you are looking for different environmental organizations to join to or products that one can use to at least minimize our trash production.
Having more than 7,000 islands and 20,000 species of plants and animals, the Philippines is one of the 17 mega-biodiverse countries in the world. Yet with all these rich resources, unfortunately the country’s situation is bleak and saddening.
More than 50% of old-growth forests in the Philippines are lost. More than 30,000 hectares of mangrove trees are degraded. Families who have been displaced by natural calamities reached more than 900,000. More than 640 species of animals in the country are threatened or endangered. Metro Manila alone produces more than 861,967 tons of trash. And every day, more than 40 incident reports of animal cruelty are reported.